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The agency has always interpreted the existing smoking ban to prohibit e-cigarettes, but new rule explicity codifies this.

Proposed changes establish a new ditching certification methodology by which a target probability of capsize following a ditching can be determined.

Proposal would add to CS-25 a new appendix for “low-occupancy airplanes,” the EASA’s generic terminology for business jets.

Twinjet sustained “minor damage to the wing leading edges” after colliding with runway lights during its landing roll on snow-contaminated runway.

New rules cover all “large airplanes; jet powered airplanes; or turbine-powered pressurized airplanes certificated for more than six passenger seats.”

Mandate is imposing new requirements on non-Russian certified operators, including operators certified by the U.S.

Smaller airline and general aviation operations had fewer events, but a wider variety of causes was behind the incapacitations.

Changes include the requirement that all aircraft operating under IFR must now be equipped with GNSS avionics.

New criteria allow for lower separation minimums for certain pairs of aircraft, taking into consideration wake turbulence-induced accidents.

New rule will require reporting ACAS Resolution Advisories when they are "necessary to avert a substantial risk of collision between two or more aircraft.”

FAA says helicopter pilots should avoid conducting running landings in skid-equipped aircraft on runways with lighting systems embedded in pavement.

Meanwhile, the number of non-fatal mishaps last year increased threefold, rising from six in 2014 to 18.

New requirements narrows scope of ACAS resolution advisory reports.

CVR reveals that no checklists were used from the beginning to the end of flight.

The aircraft, built in 2008, was the first Eclipse to be registered in the African continent.

The new standard is the outcome of recommendations stemming from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Recommendations stem from the TSB’s investigation into the crash of a Metro III on Dec. 22, 2012, in which an infant was killed.

The SAFO advises operators should explicitly define roles.

Retrix has been operating out of preexisting facilities since expanding to Worcester.

The ZZZ identifier will no longer be valid.

The Citation was cleared to climb to 41,000 feet before it vanished from radar and crashed.

Examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have compromised effectiveness of the flight controls, said the Safety Board.

The two pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed about 600 feet short of the VOR station, which was about one mile from the runway.

Comments on the proposal are due February 5.

IMC Club was organized in 2010 with the goal of building instrument flying proficiency through the sharing of real-world scenarios.

Post-accident examination of the engine revealed that all of the compressor turbine blades had separated.

Registered as N153RW, the single-engine turboprop was substantially damaged in the accident, which occurred in day VMC.

Draft document outlines means for operators to obtain initial operational RVSM authorization or amend an existing operational authorization.

Since its founding with one FBO in 2005, Rectrix now operates facilities in Hyannis, Worcester and Westfield, Mass., as well as Sarasota, Fla.

FAA said existing curriculum is “outdated, does not meet current industry needs and can be changed only through NPRM and comment rulemaking."